Less than 70 percent of students, parents rate school as excellent or good

In a survey that will be reported to board members at Tuesday tonight’s meeting, 69 percent of parents and 64 percent of students rate their school as “excellent” or “good.” That is less than the 82 percent of staff members, who provided one of the two highest ratings.

In a survey that will be reported to board members at Tuesday tonight’s meeting, 69 percent of parents and 64 percent of students rate their school as “excellent” or “good.” That is less than the 82 percent of staff members, who provided one of the two highest ratings.

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Editor’s Note: The Reporter-Telegram will offer more information about the School Quality and Climate Surveys in an upcoming edition.

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The Texas Education Agency later this week will provide its ratings for campuses and districts around the state.

Midland ISD already has let students, parents and teachers have their turn, and the results are split.

In a survey that will be reported to board members at Tuesday tonight’s meeting, 69 percent of parents and 64 percent of students rate their school as “excellent” or “good.” That is less than the 82 percent of staff members, who provided one of the two highest ratings.

The rating information was one of the “key insights” from the survey which, according to the district, included more than 13,000 responses, including 8,364 from students and more than 3,181 from parents.

The Midland Independent School District School Quality and Climate Survey asked parents, staff and students in grades four through 12 for feedback on school climate, according to the report. Topics addressed included academic support, student support, school leadership, family involvement and safety and behavior.

Other “key insights” from K12 Insights, which handled the survey and helped in the presentation of the results, include:

--Only 55 percent of participating students agreed or strongly agreed that teachers successfully show how lessons relate to life outside of school compared with 80 percent of staff members. K12 Insight recommends further investigating the perception gap between staff and students on this topic.

--There is a discrepancy in perceptions of student and staff participants of teachers providing timely and helpful feedback on student work. K12 Insights said it may be beneficial to share this discrepancy with teachers, so they can determine if they are returning work in a timely fashion and can identify ways to make their feedback more helpful.

--72 percent of participating students agreed or strongly agreed that students receive the support they need to prepare them for the future; 53 percent agreed or strongly agreed they receive support that addresses their individual needs, compared with 83 percent and 81 percent of staff members, respectively. It may be beneficial to talk with students about their needs to identify specific ways to meet them, K12 Insights said.

--71 percent of participating students agreed or strongly agreed that all students are aware of the safety and security procedures, compared with 84 percent of participating staff members. Students may benefit from additional training on the safety and security procedures to ensure they know what to do in an emergency situation.

--62 percent of participating students agreed or strongly agreed that students are treated fairly regardless of race/ethnicity, culture, religion, sexual orientation or gender, compared with 88 percent of participating staff members and 71 percent of participating parents. Participating students said they believe students are treated unfairly most often based on race/ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability.